Denzel Washington

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Claim to fame

Stage and screen legend Denzel Washington made his Broadway debut in Checkmates in 1988, the same year, he garnered his first Oscar nod for Cry Freedom. He went on to win Academy Awards for Glory and Training Day, and a Tony Award for his turn in Fences. He has appeared on Broadway in Julius Caesar and the 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun.

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Opening Night! Denzel Washington & the Cast of A Raisin in the Sun on Bringing the Powerful Drama Home

Denzel Washington, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Sophie Okonedo, Anika Noni Rose and the all-star cast of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun celebrate opening night of the new revival on April 3, 2014.